Example sentences of "of a [adj] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose this is more of a forewarning than a request for permission , as I was going to send them this week anyway . |
| 2 | It consists of a two and a half foot length of narrow clear plastic tube which is fixed to your cleaner by means of an adaptor . |
| 3 | In the last interview he gave to a French journalist before the war began , Ho , in envisaging the way in which ‘ at all costs war must be averted ’ , seemed to accept independence within the French Union ; although unless this was based on a total misunderstanding of the nature of the French Union , which also seems unlikely , this was probably more of a smoke-screen than a smoke-signal . |
| 4 | More of a revolutionary than a reformer . ’ |
| 5 | Finn , in turn , often appeared in the guise of a hind or a hunting dog , and his children took the form of fauns ( see FAUNUS ) when wishing to escape danger . |
| 6 | Her Majesty 's Inspectorate of Schools is more of a lap-dog than a rottweiler . |
| 7 | There is a real risk of mice , especially young animals , drowning or dying from the effects of a soaking if a bottle or nozzle of an automatic system leaks . |
| 8 | It is more of a cabal than a cabinet , more of a permanent diplomatic conference than a senate . |
| 9 | Then I heard the snap of a lighter and a cloud of blue smoke came out of the doorway , followed by a rattle sound . |